Baked Potato-and-Broccoli Soup
Sherry's original potato-cheese soup recipe used butter, cream cheese, and cream of mushroom soup. We lightened hers by using lower-fat ingredients and adding broccoli and onions for fiber, while still maintaining the rich flavor with freshly shredded cheese and bacon pieces.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Yield: Makes 7 servings (serving size: 1 cup) (serving size: 1 cup)
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 (14 1/4-ounce) cans low-sodium fat-free chicken broth, divided
- 3 cups peeled, cubed potato (about 1 1/4 pounds)
- 2 cups broccoli florets, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 1/4 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
- 1 (8-ounce) block 2% reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
- 7 teaspoons shredded 2% reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese
- 7 teaspoons fully cooked bacon pieces
- 7 teaspoons chopped green onions
Preparation
Whisk together flour and 1/3 cup chicken broth until smooth.
Combine remaining chicken broth and next 3 ingredients in a Dutch oven. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Gradually stir in flour mixture. Cook, stirring often, 5 minutes.
Stir in milk and 8 ounces shredded cheese. Cook mixture over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until cheese melts. Top each serving of soup with 1 teaspoon cheese, 1 teaspoon bacon pieces, and 1 teaspoon chopped green onions.
Note: We recommend freshly shredded cheese (versus the preshredded variety) for additional creaminess and even melting.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 223 (32% from fat)
- Fat:
- 7.9g (sat 4.5g,mono 0.5g,poly 0.1g)
- Protein:
- 17.3g
- Carbohydrate:
- 20.3g
- Fiber:
- 2.6g
- Cholesterol:
- 31mg
- Iron:
- 1mg
- Sodium:
- 667mg
- Calcium:
- 395mg
Member Ratings and Reviews
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This is a great hearty soup recipe. I made some subsititutions, I left out the bacon and added in blue cheese which was great. I also added in some reduced fat sour cream. really tasty and low fat.04/27/09
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Great recipe. I used turkey bacon instead of pork. I threw this together really fast (chunked up the vegetable really large) and then used the hand blender to break it down when it was cooked. Make sure you season to taste with salt/pepper othewise may be bland.12/21/07





